Providence Grove lost against Williams back in January of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Providence Grove Patriots fell 71-62 to the Williams Bulldogs. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (61), the Patriots still had to take the loss.
Providence Grove's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Andrew Thomas, who went 9 for 16 on his way to 21 points. That was a full 33.9% of Providence Grove's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Stephen Beeson, who dropped a double-double with 14 points and ten boards.
Williams' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Cavion Stokes led the charge by going 9 of 13 to rack up 22 points and six assists. The dominant performance gave Stokes a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Jaeden Smith, who had 16 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Providence Grove and nudges their season record down to 10-12. Their recent woes sure aren't a result of their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 45.5% in those games and 26.6% outside of them. As for Williams, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-13.
Providence Grove wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 71-54 win against Wheatmore on the 11th. As for Williams, they will face off against Cedar Ridge at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Williams is facing Cedar Ridge at the right time seeing as Cedar Ridge is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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